At 7:30 in the evening, Malaga took the bus specially prepared for them by the hotel and rushed to the Westfalenstadion.
Along the way, they saw many Dortmund fans wearing yellow jerseys.
They sang the team song loudly, like soldiers rushing to the battlefield.
At eight o'clock, the Malaga bus arrived at the Westfalenstadion on time.
No one from Malaga accepted interviews from the media, which made the waiting reporters very dissatisfied.
German reporters thought this was a sign of lack of confidence from Malaga.
Klopp immediately slapped them in the face. After the Dortmund bus arrived, Klopp led his disciples directly to the locker room.
Damn, what's going on?
Pellegrini has no confidence in not accepting interviews. Why doesn't Klopp accept media interviews?
Could it have something to do with Li Zai's restorative training in the afternoon?
Klopp said at the press conference in the afternoon that he had prepared two sets of plans. In this case, even if Malaga sends out smoke bombs and Li can play tonight, what impact will it have?
…
Klopp did get the news that Li Chuanqi was undergoing restorative training, so he wanted to go to the stadium immediately to watch Malaga's pre-match warm-up and see Li Chuanqi's condition with his own eyes.
How could he have the mood or time to be interviewed by media reporters?
You can completely describe his mood at the moment as "anxious".
Arriving at the stadium, Klopp saw Li Chuanqi warming up with his teammates.
Damn, you are really setting off smoke bombs!
Pellegrini, are you interested?
Kyle missed the game due to injury. He sat in the stands and watched Li Chuanqi warming up with his teammates. He suddenly felt that he was unjustly attacked by Malaga fans a few days ago.
Nima, isn’t this full of energy? Didn’t it say that we need to rest for ten days?
Dortmund fans pointed fingers at Li Chuanqi:
"Damn it! Didn't you say you were here for a trip this time? Liar!"
"Can you listen to what Malaga says? I already knew that there was nothing wrong with Li!"
"Poor Kyle, he has been suffering a lot in the past few days. It is said that he has problems in his heart!"
"Yeah, you see, Kyle can't play tonight, and it will definitely have something to do with the fact that Malaga fans will abuse him!"
"We must let this liar have a taste of our power tonight!"
"good!"
The Malaga fans were overjoyed. They had been mentally prepared for Li Chuanqi to miss this game, but Li Chuanqi was back!
"I knew it was Malaga setting off smoke bombs!"
"I've been worried for so long! Fortunately, fortunately, Li is back!"
"This is good news. Tell them immediately and make them happy!"
The news that Li Chuanqi was warming up at the Westfalenstadion suddenly appeared in the Málaga fan forum, which instantly exploded the fan forum:
"There are pictures and the truth! Li Qianzhen is definitely warming up!"
"Damn, is this real? It's not a p-picture, right?"
"Damn it, if I had known this, I would have definitely gone to the scene!"
"Brothers, do you think it's still too late for us to go?"
"It's too late, brother, when we get to Dortmund, the game is over..."
The crowd of reporters on the sidelines talked about Li Chuanqi:
"Do you think Klopp guessed this?"
"You should have guessed it. At the press conference this afternoon, didn't he say that he had prepared two sets of plans?"
"Not necessarily. Look at Klopp's expression, he is very solemn..."
"I kind of sympathize with Klopp, and I can understand Porto coach Pereira... This is not what humans do!"
"This is allowed by the rules. Can you control what Malaga wants to say?"
"Klopp should be able to cope with this situation..."
The three major gambling companies in Europe reacted the fastest and immediately adjusted their odds. Malaga won 1:2.9, tied 1:2.4, and lost 1:3.8.
The original odds are: Malaga wins, 1:5.2, draws, 1:3.6, loses, 1:1.4.
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Li Chuanqi is working hard to find his form at the moment, and he will still play center tonight.
The playing style of the center is completely different from that of the winger. The depth is limited and the space becomes smaller, so it is difficult for him to use his speed like before.
If you want to use your speed, you must move forward before getting the ball. This requires your teammates to grasp the timing of passing the ball well.
If the ball is passed slowly, he will be in an offside position.
If you pass the ball quickly, you haven't gotten rid of the defense yet. Even if you get the ball, you can't shoot immediately. Once the ball is stopped, the opponent will immediately double-team and block you.
At that time, it will become very difficult to form a shot.
Of course, there are still opportunities to use speed.
As a center forward, he is at the forefront. Once there is an opportunity for a quick counterattack, he can take advantage of his speed.
Get the ball with your back, feint, turn, and shoot!
The football blasted towards the goal like a cannonball!
Kameni jumped up and blocked the football!
Li Chuanqi shook his head, shooting still didn't feel very good.
The tactical coach gave him a thumbs up: "Great!"
Li Chuanqi knew that he was trying to boost his morale and looked at him with a smile.
In the following warm-up, Li Chuanqi continued to look for the feeling of shooting.
After the warm-up, the players from both sides returned to the locker room to make final preparations for the game.
Home team locker room.
Klopp found that the players' emotions were very full, and his hanging heart dropped.
This season they can compete with Bayern for the top spot in the Bundesliga. Coupled with their dazzling results in the Champions League, the team's morale has been greatly boosted.
Li Chuanqi's sudden appearance on the warm-up field did not affect the mentality of the Dortmund players.
After Klopp announced the starting lineup, he began to make tactical requirements: "In offense, we must play with speed! Move the football into the attack range as soon as possible!
We must win quickly!
When defending, you must recycle quickly!
Judging from the list we got, Li should be a center forward. We have already talked about how to defend him when he plays a center forward, so I won’t say more here and just follow the original plan!”
Then he began to boost morale: "Tonight we are at home, and we must play with home momentum!
Tonight, hundreds of millions of viewers are watching this game!
Tonight, victory will definitely belong to us!
Tonight, let us raise the flag of victory and plant it on the other side's city!"
Away team locker room.
Pellegrini was doing the same job. After announcing the starting lineup and arranging tactics, the Chilean began to boost morale: "Before the season, no one was optimistic about us. Even the Malaga media thought we were in the Champions League.
Can't go far!
But we fought it out!
Qualified from the group two rounds ahead of schedule, defeated Porto, and entered the quarter-finals!
In the first round, we won despite the difficulties!
Tonight is the second round that determines the final promotion!
What are we going to do?"
Li Chuanqi responded: "What else can be done? Of course, win!"
Other players responded: "We have fought all the way here, we must have worked hard!"
"Fight!"
"Dry!"
Pellegrini nodded with satisfaction: "Very good! The spirit of sportsmanship is the spirit of fighting! The same is true in life. If you don't fight, you will only be stepped on by others!
None of us want to be stepped on, so let’s fight it out tonight!”
